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The backlash against gen AI in video games proves voting with your wallet works
As anti-AI clauses show up in legal contracts, the gaming community’s voice is being heard loud and clear – though some devs might not be happy about it
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Rogue AI aren’t science fiction anymore
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on AI safety, follow Robert Hart. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started It all started in July, when one of OpenAI’s autonomous AI agents…
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TerraMow V1000 Review: Show Your Lawn Some Love
With automatic mapping, Spot Mode functionality, and smart AI cameras, the TerraMow V1000 is the complete package.
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Stopping a cyberattack while walking your dog – defensive AI security CEO says it’s not ruff to do
Corma CEO tells The Reg it’s building ‘One ring to rule them all, for the defenders to have this power’
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The first anti-AI protester to be jailed has a message for OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta: ‘Regain your humanity’
Wynd Kaufman, 69, chained and locked the front doors of OpenAI’s headquarters last year with members of StopAI An activist who blocked the entrance to one of the world’s biggest AI companies is believed to have become the first person jailed for protesting against artificial intelligence as supporters dub her the “Rosa Parks of AI…
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AI cheating, leaked papers and marking errors: how exam protests went global
Student unrest sweeps India, Portugal and Mexico as grievances and pressure for good grades in tough job market collide Families with teenagers in education know the private, hidden pain of exam season. But this year, what might have been a summer of quiet family anxiety has erupted in several countries into public unrest. Exam-related turmoil…
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Top authors tell Andy Burnham to give small bookshops same tax relief as pubs
Fantasy author Sir Philip Pullman and children’s laureate Patrice Lawrence are among those backing calls for the industry to be included in the business rates relief scheme introduced for pubs.
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Saber’s AI Rideshare Stimulator controversy almost closes on high note with CEO apology, then he calls Portal scribe who mocked him an ‘unsuccessful writer’
Why are you making me write this stuff?
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Woman claims her stepfather used Grok to transform childhood photo into explicit imagery
The woman claimed that AI tools are “taking everyday life and turning it into child sexual abuse.”